Nine hospitalized after drug incident at L.A. juvenile hall
Nine people were hospitalized Wednesday morning because of possible drug exposure inside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, officials said. Vicky Waters, the communications director for the L.A. County Probation…
Commentary: A tale of two parks: One was a ‘poor boy’s Disneyland,’ the other had a Cobra Woman who was really a man
Here’s a little story for summertime, a tale of two seaside amusement parks of days of olde: One eventually got itself a reputation as a rackety, unsavory hangout where you…
L.A. antitrust giant who defended American Airlines, Pfizer dies at 85
In 1992, with the U.S. economy rebounding from a recession, several of the country’s largest airlines sued each other over a price war. On one side was Continental and Northwest,…
Commentary: A candid take on mortality and the power of friendship
They gather several times a week in the parking lot of a Vons supermarket in Mar Vista, and no subject is off-limits. Not even the grim medical prognosis for 70-year-old…
Los Angeles to halt ‘disaster tourism’ buses in Palisades fire zone
Pacific Palisades neighborhoods were closed to the public for months after a January firestorm devastated the community, but since its recent reopening, there have been sightings of a new, disturbing…
Husband arrested in death of California woman found after house fire
The husband of a woman who was found dead inside a burned home in San Marino has been arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said. Firefighters found the body of…
California boy now blind and quadriplegic — authorities blame his parents’ extreme health views
Parents who brought their unresponsive newborn to an Orange County hospital in 2020 were convicted of felony child abuse this week, on charges they exposed the baby to extreme heat…
‘Cry it out!’ Travelers brace for Fourth of July holiday crush
There was a blissful calm in Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport around 5 a.m. Wednesday, when travelers heading out of town early for the Fourth of July could…
7 charged in $1-million Glendale jewelry heist, D.A. says
L.A. prosecutors charged seven people this week after a jewelry heist at a Glendale jewelry store that netted more than $1 million in stolen goods, officials said. The group, which…
Woman critically injured in Pacoima residential fireworks explosion
Amid exploding fireworks, more than 130 firefighters battled a fire that engulfed four homes in Pacoima and critically injured a woman on Thursday night, authorities said. The Los Angeles Fire…